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Visa Set to Join the Expanding Field of Blockchain-Based International Payment Providers

June 19, 2019cashtechnews

Visa launches a blockchain-based centralized payment settlement service for international business transactions, challenging USC and Ripple. Visa has launched a payment system for business-to-business (B2B) transactions partially based on blockchain technology. The United States payment behemoth says its platform, called Visa B2B Connect, offers seamless cross-border payment processing for institutional clients without going through the complex web of third-party […]

Experts Cite Specialization as Key to Blockchain’s Incorporation Into Financial Services

June 18, 2019cashtechnews

Panel of experts from Digital Asset, ISDA, UBS, and Barclays discussed next steps in blockchain incorporation into financial services. Four experts discussed the future blockchain in financial services, agreeing on the importance of specialization in a panel on crypto derivatives at Synchronise Europe in London today, June 18. Some of the original conceptualisation of blockchain […]

Bank to Basics: USC Project Seeks to Disrupt Traditional Wholesale Banking

June 10, 2019cashtechnews

The Utility Settlement Coin (USC) project has the potential to disrupt the banking sector with crypto payments. On June 3, the Utility Settlement Coin (USC) project, one of the most ambitious crypto-based initiatives in mainstream finance, announced that it had taken the next step in its progression: the creation of a new company called Fnality […]

Dubai Real Estate Department Signs MoU With Telecoms Firm to Implement Blockchain

June 10, 2019cashtechnews

The agreement, which relates to real estate blockchain technology, aims to make Dubai “the smartest city in the world.” The Dubai Land Department (DLD) and telecoms firm Etisalat have signed a memorandum of understanding concerning real estate blockchain technology, United Arab Emirates-based outlet Gulf Today reported on June 10. The DLD works under the Executive Council of […]

Barclays Leads $5.5 Million Funding Round for Blockchain-Based Invoice Exchange

May 28, 2019cashtechnews

Barclays and BOLD led a $5.5 million funding round for a blockchain-based invoice exchange. United Kingdom-based international bank Barclays and technology investment firm Bold Capital Partners have led a $5.5 million funding round for fintech firm Crowdz’s blockchain-based global invoice exchange, according to a press release on May 28. According to the report, the blockchain-based […]

Enterprise Ethereum Alliance Releases Report on Blockchain Use Cases in Real Estate

May 23, 2019cashtechnews

The Enterprise Ethereum Alliance detailed several blockchain use cases relevant to the real estate industry. The Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA) has detailed several blockchain use cases relevant to the real estate industry in a report shared with Cointelegraph on May 23. The document is reportedly the result of several months of work by the group’s […]

Fidelity Investments Seeks Talent for Its Digital Assets Division

May 15, 2019cashtechnews

U.S.-based holding company Fidelity Investments is seeking talent for its digital assets wing, Fidelity Digital Assets. American investment management company Fidelity Investments is seeking talent for its digital asset wing, Fidelity Digital Assets, according to the company’s job offer listing. Fidelity is looking for nine professionals in fields ranging from analytics and data engineering to […]

Barclays and RBS Have Reduced the Real Estate Transaction Process Four Times: Who Benefits?

May 11, 2019cashtechnews

For the first time in three years, the Royal Bank of Scotland and Barclays have managed to speed up commercial real estate transactions using blockchain. The first properties record are to be digitized in England and Wales. Recently, Barclays and the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), with the participation of enterprise software company R3, successfully […]

BitGo Hires Wall Street High-Frequency Trader as Head of Financial Services

May 9, 2019cashtechnews

Blockchain security and cryptocurrency custody firm BitGo has appointed a Wall Street high-frequency trader as its head of financial services. Blockchain security and cryptocurrency custody firm BitGo has appointed a veteran Wall Street trader as its head of financial services, according to a press release published on May 9. The new hire, Nick Carmi, joins […]

Bitstamp to Expand US Operations by Hiring Former Coinbase Exec Hunter Merghart

May 8, 2019cashtechnews

European crypto exchange Bitstamp hired a former Coinbase and Barclays executive as head of United States operations. European crypto exchange Bitstamp has appointed a former Coinbase executive as head of United States operations, Finance Magnates reports on May 8. Bitstamp, an entrant of the top 50 crypto trading platforms by daily trading volume, has hired […]

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Visa Set to Join the Expanding Field of Blockchain-Based International Payment Providers

Experts Cite Specialization as Key to Blockchain’s Incorporation Into Financial Services

Bank to Basics: USC Project Seeks to Disrupt Traditional Wholesale Banking

Dubai Real Estate Department Signs MoU With Telecoms Firm to Implement Blockchain

Barclays Leads $5.5 Million Funding Round for Blockchain-Based Invoice Exchange

Enterprise Ethereum Alliance Releases Report on Blockchain Use Cases in Real Estate

Fidelity Investments Seeks Talent for Its Digital Assets Division

Barclays and RBS Have Reduced the Real Estate Transaction Process Four Times: Who Benefits?

BitGo Hires Wall Street High-Frequency Trader as Head of Financial Services

Bitstamp to Expand US Operations by Hiring Former Coinbase Exec Hunter Merghart

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